"The desire to live is a political decision ." - Raoul Vaneigem (The revolution of everyday life) The dichotomy between self and society has been keeping us all awake in the middle of night. Perhaps the question of this contradiction between self and society emerges only when we have been able to sustain or survive this self. Without physical existence is it possible to think beyond the hunger? Though both society and self goes hand in hand but is it possible to just bifurcate both these institutions. Can we self-survive without the society or vice-versa? These are no new questions, ongoing debates always give rise to new interpretations to explain the existing facts. But to me these questions were again flashed while having a conversation with a mate from Poland on the Ganga Ghat. He states that being here on Ganga gives him peace the water flowing, the ghats the crowds, the whole atmosphere of the city has given him peace and it is a smoothening relief to be here. It has